Hot water epilepsy: A form of reflex epilepsy - from infancy to adolescence

Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a type of reflex epilepsy which occurs when hot water is poured over the head. Most cases have been reported from Southern India. Genetic, cultural, and geographical factors can be responsible for HWE. HWE can be treated by clobazam 1–2 h prior to take a bath rather than...

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Autores principales: Pejaver, Rajath, Srinivasa, V., Basavanthappa, S. P., Murthy, C. L. Srinivasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4692029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26752913
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.169782
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author Pejaver, Rajath
Srinivasa, V.
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Murthy, C. L. Srinivasa
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description Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a type of reflex epilepsy which occurs when hot water is poured over the head. Most cases have been reported from Southern India. Genetic, cultural, and geographical factors can be responsible for HWE. HWE can be treated by clobazam 1–2 h prior to take a bath rather than continuous anti-epileptic therapy. Medication prior to bathing may be useful in treating older children, eliminating the need to be accompanied by an adult during bathing. It can also be treated by reducing the temperature of the water used for bathing. Here, we report three cases of HWE in varying age groups.
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spelling pubmed-46920292016-01-08 Hot water epilepsy: A form of reflex epilepsy - from infancy to adolescence Pejaver, Rajath Srinivasa, V. Basavanthappa, S. P. Murthy, C. L. Srinivasa J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Series Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a type of reflex epilepsy which occurs when hot water is poured over the head. Most cases have been reported from Southern India. Genetic, cultural, and geographical factors can be responsible for HWE. HWE can be treated by clobazam 1–2 h prior to take a bath rather than continuous anti-epileptic therapy. Medication prior to bathing may be useful in treating older children, eliminating the need to be accompanied by an adult during bathing. It can also be treated by reducing the temperature of the water used for bathing. Here, we report three cases of HWE in varying age groups. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4692029/ /pubmed/26752913 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.169782 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4692029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26752913
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.169782
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